Today I’ve got a brief review for you of a rather simple but yet very useful product from Scosche called the flipSYNC.  I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for a USB cable, even though I’ve got many of them I never seem to be able to find one when I need it. The flipSYNC offer both mini and micro style UBS connection with a standard USB connector on the other end so you always have both of the popular connections ready when you need them. It’s all packaged in a very small handy casing that you can clip right on your keychain to take with it with you.

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Overclocking is useful not only for pushing enthusiast cores to new records, but also for budget builders to get the most out of their money. Therefore, it would only make sense that a CPU cooler also be affordable, while of course keeping the processor from overheating. Today we review the Thermaltake Frio, a goliath cooler designed for overclocking capacity.

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The rear of the switch naturally handles all of the connectivity, starting out with the power input on the bottom left-hand corner of the unit.  Next to this we find USB ports to allow for both a USB keyboard and mouse to be attached, as well as a USB hub for any other USB 2.0 devices you may wish to switch between two PCs.  Next to those A-type USB connectors are a pair of B-type connectors for connecting the KVM to the two PCs you wish to switch USB devices between.

Above this we find three DisplayPort connectors – One for the console (i.e. to connect your monitor itself to the KVM), and then two inputs for the two DisplayPort PCs you’re connecting to the KVM.  All in all, this makes the entire device nice and easy to set up, while the paper manual included gives more advice about setting up a keyboard hotkey to allow for switching via this mechanism as an alternative to the button on the front of the KVM itself.

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Prolimatech has a worthy product in their Armageddon CPU cooler, offering the PC enthusiast community top-notch performance in a well-engineered product with excellent fit and finish.

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With high-definition movie files  reaching upwards of 40GB and popular applications starting to break 10GB, the average consumer’s requirements for hard drive space are rapidly increasing. Hard drives  rated in megabytes are quickly dissappearing from inventory shelves and are being replaced by drives that are rated in terabytes. Presented today is a device that fit that description, graciously provided by Geeks.com.

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Usually high-end cases are the ones that attract all the excitement, but the majority of people will be looking for a well-priced mid tower case like the Cooler Master Elite 430. Cooler Master’s newest addition to the Elite series retains an identical interior build existing since the Elite 370, but gave it a unified paint job and new exterior shell on the RC-430-KWN1 model. The Elite 430 is small and light, yet maximizes interior space to fit even the longest graphic cards. This new release is aimed to be competitive among the mid tower market, Benchmark Reviews investigates whether the Cooler Master 430 succeeds or not.

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The E Ink Digital Hour Clock Watch with Black Leather Band from Art Technology is a product with very good quality materials and interesting technology which is also integrated in some tablets and mobile phones.

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GlacialTech have successfully build a very cheap, easy to install and good looking little CPU cooler; it is mostly intended for environments that do not imply overclocking. In the performed tests, however, even if on the package it was listed that the i5 750 CPU is supported with its stock 2.66GHz frequency, I could do 3.2GHz without problems at all and with decent temperatures too, in both IDLE and Full Load.

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The RX-1.1K Gold Power Supply is the latest from Nexus, comes with enough juice to power multiple GPU systems, but also high overclocked CPUs. It is not one of the most expensive on the market and comes with a carry pouch in which we can find the extra modular cables.

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Thermaltake, leading DIY chassis brand, is introducing the world’s first mid-tower chassis with integrated dual bay docking station for handy easy-swap of 3.5” and 2.5” SATA drives right from the top of the case. Users can handle data access and transfer on-the-go without the need to install their harddrives or having to add an external docking device. The color-coded (blue) USB 3.0 SuperSpeed connector in front of the case makes it most convenient to connect the latest USB 3.0 devices without having to crawl behind your case under the desk. Another USB 2.0 connector as well as HD audio microphone and earphone jacks on the top put all major multimedia connectors right in your hand’s reach. The toolfree, all black Thermaltake V9 BlacX Edition offers a total of 10 bays for maximum storage expansion and 7 PCI expansion slots.

As characteristic for Thermaltake chassis, special attention had been paid to optimized ventilation and airflow. Therefore one 23 cm exhaust Silent fan on top and another 12 cm exhaust TurboFan in the back warrant that heat dissipated by the CPU is immediately blown out of the case. The drive cage for five hidden 3.5” drives is rotated by 90 degrees as to allow users direct access and easiest toolless installation, while a 12 cm intake fan with blue LED light effect right in front of the cage makes sure that the harddrives are continuously cooled down at all times. The V9 BlackX Edition is also ready for liquid cooling setups with two holes for 1/2”, 1/8” and 1/4” water tubes in back. Further airflow is created by 2 pre-drilled ventilation hole areas on each side panel of the case.

The feet elevate the V9 BlacX Edition high enough as to allow for improved ventilation of the bottom based ATX PSII power supply. To avoid outside dust to find its way into your power supply a removable and cleanable dust filter is positioned underneath, providing users with an easy way to keep it clean.

The V9 BlacX Edition mid-tower with the world’s first dual bay top docking station chassis and USB 3.0 SuperSpeed connector will be available in August 2010 for a suggested retail price of US$ 99,-

Bluray has started taking over the market since late 2009 and more and more Bluray products have entered the market. Asus has kept up with the demand and released an external Bluray player/writer for computers. We are going to test this new model out and see what we can get out of it both noise and quality wise.

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With the much warned and anticipated “digital switchover” being rolled out soon the world over, people are looking to pickup digital TV boxes; if they didn’t have one already. While there are subscription packages available, one other option is a freeview box allowing for a wider selection of digital channels, with no monthly charge.

One such box is the Metronic Zapbox which coes with its own selection of HD channels along with HDMI compatibility. Lets see how it holds up to XSR’s testing.

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Maxcube is new company startup from Taiwan with expanding product line-up, covering PC cases, PSUs, CPU coolers, 80/120mm fans, External HDD enclosures and more. Today we take a look at their flagship enclosure, the Amoris 6010. Branded as a game PC case, it looks are quite unique and could even fit in the office, albeit the flashy blue LED light might be a bit distracting.

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We’ve put the Frio up against some pretty tough competition, and the results are pretty good for the Frio. As far as air-cooling goes the Frio comes in 2nd in our chart and was even able to beat the CoolIT ECO A.L.C. Watercooling CPU Cooler. That kind of performance is pretty impressive.

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If you travel a lot or just in the market for a good USB charger, the Arctic Cooling C2 Universal USB charger would be a great choice. The 4 input adapters make changing input voltages a breeze. The 4 USB output ports are 5v and rate varies from 500mA to 2000mA depending on which port you use. The charging rates are on the side of main unit making it easy to choose which port you want.

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